All three Lancaster newspapers – The Intelligencer Journal, New Era, and the Sunday News have failed to cover or comment upon the Wall Street Journal’s expose last Thursday of how Lancaster General Hospital (LGH) has been grossly profiting at the expense of our uninsured (for religious reasons) Amish neighbors (and others) by insisting that they […]
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WSJ article re LGH parallels NewsLanc’s findings
On June 28, the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled “Opting Out’ Old Order’ Mennonites and Amish Who Shun Insurance Face Rising Bills. Should Hospitals Cut Them a Break?” The WSJ article anticipates one of NewsLanc’s findings in its extensive ongoing research into the causes for Lancaster General Hospital’s exceptional profitability. NewsLanc’s “editor’s note” […]
Is Art Morris whistling past the grave yard?
The estimable Art Morris, Sunday News’ guest op-ed writer, in a column headed “Sen. McCain is fit for the future” opines “As we each of us makes a choice for president, I hope we do it based on issues and not on age, race or other baseless reasons.” Certainly Morris does not mean for us […]
NewsLanc researching sources of LGH profitability
While all delight that Lancaster General Hospital (LGH) enjoys profits for 2007 exceeding $136 million, second highest for any hospital in the state, NewsLanc believes it is in the public’s interest to know the causes of these extraordinary profits and whether, in some manner, they are in part at the inordinate expense of the community. […]
EDITORIAL: Opportunity for School Lane Hills Residents
At last month’s organizing meeting of the School Lane Hills Neighborhood Association, a lanky, bearded and socially uncomfortable old man stood up and suggested that dues be set higher so that the organization could be represented by an attorney in discussions with John Fry over F&M’s desire to move the Norfolk – Southern freight yards […]
LCCCA Bond Investment in Jeopardy
When the Lancaster County Convention Center Authority sold $25 million in construction bonds, it invested that money with a public bond insurer. “With an amount that large, you don’t simply have it sitting around in the bank,” Finance Committee Chair Laura Douglas said. The Authority’s funds are invested with a financial management group called MBIA. […]
Morris: No Problems With Approved CC Funding
At the meeting on Thursday evening of the Lancaster County Convention Center Authority, in response to an inquiry from NewsLanc, Chairman Art Morris stated that there were no obstacles to routinely drawing down funds under the construction financing. Similarly he continued there are no problems in routinely drawing down $15 million in previously approved State […]
Photos from Water Street Mission
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Bed, Food, Treatment, Training and Christianity
To get a better sense of the social services available in Lancaster, two NewsLanc representatives recently visited the Water Street Rescue Mission on South Prince Street. (Photos of the facility are available here.) Founded in 1905, the Mission’s stated purpose is “to advance the Kingdom of God through the Gospel of Jesus Christ by providing […]
Charles Douts Jr. Selected as New County Administrator
Charles “Charlie” Douts, a member of the Lancaster County Planning Commission, and veteran of municipal government, has been selected as the County of Lancaster’s new Administrator, a position left vacant since the sudden departure of Mark Esterbrook in April. Commissioner Chairman Dennis Stuckey announced Douts‘ selection in a brief statement, Wednesday morning. Besides sitting on […]
Lancaster’s Proposed Pork Chop
For readers interested in seeing the process of how the State tax swag is divvied up, attached are the relevant excerpts from House Bill No. 1589 as introduced by D. Evans, June 18, 2007 and as it came out of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Chairman Gibson Armstrong, re-reported and amended March 31, 2008. Caution: Don’t […]
Latest Strange Activity at Residence of F&M President
The street right-of-ways along Marietta Avenue and School Lane on which the F&M residence of its president John Fry is located are now delineated by flags approximately 2′ off the ground and 25′ apart, courtesy of local utility companies. (Photos attached. Along Marietta Avenue, the row furthest from the street approximates the right-of-say line.) Whether […]
Former County Administrator to Head Local Non-profit
Former County Administrator Mark Esterbook has been selected to be the Executive Director of the Community Action Program (CAP) of Lancaster County, it was revealed at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Esterbrook resigned from his position as County Administrator under mysterious circumstances in April. The announcement was made by CAP’s Interim Executive Director, Dr. Sharron […]
EDITORIAL: An Appeal for Paper Trail Verifiable Voting
This appeal arrived on June 24 from the Coalition for Voting Integrity with a deadline for tomorrow, Wednesday June 25. The bill provides the option for counties to convert to paper ballot system and be reimbursed for it. Text of bill can be found here. Emergency action item for funding of paper ballots: Join the […]